diff --git a/src/msw/sockmsw.cpp b/src/msw/sockmsw.cpp
index 7bad1d450b..58557e4e6c 100644
--- a/src/msw/sockmsw.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/sockmsw.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ wxDynamicLibrary wxSocketMSWManager::gs_wsock32dll;
 
 bool wxSocketMSWManager::OnInit()
 {
-  static LPCTSTR pclassname = NULL;
+  LPCTSTR pclassname = NULL;
   int i;
 
   /* Create internal window for event notifications */